Richard Branson - It’s time to end the failed war on drugs (telegraph.co.uk) 9 points by NeillAlexander 14y ago ↗ HN
[–] zerostar07 14y ago ↗ On the one hand I don't understand how this guy can be considered an expert on the subject. On the other hand, legalizing drug use is not a panacea, just a tiny step in a better direction, as the data shows. [–] NeillAlexander 14y ago ↗ If only politics was data-driven...This study ranked alcohol as the fifth most harmful drug, behind heroin, cocaine, barbiturates, and street methadone, and yet it is not included in the 'war on drugs': http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673...See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6474053.stm for a second hand report.
[–] NeillAlexander 14y ago ↗ If only politics was data-driven...This study ranked alcohol as the fifth most harmful drug, behind heroin, cocaine, barbiturates, and street methadone, and yet it is not included in the 'war on drugs': http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673...See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6474053.stm for a second hand report.
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[ 65.1 ms ] story [ 393 ms ] threadThis study ranked alcohol as the fifth most harmful drug, behind heroin, cocaine, barbiturates, and street methadone, and yet it is not included in the 'war on drugs': http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673...
See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6474053.stm for a second hand report.